Valet-service wardrobe for hotel doors



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H. C. TROST VAI-:ET SERVICE WARDROBE FOR HOTEL DOORS Filevgl lSept. 20, 1927 l :riff-l In ....lil.

tothe hotel valet roi-"ot-he'r employee articlesy Without the 'personal "attention of the guest,-

Patented June' 19, 1928.

imitarCHARLES"ristosfr, oF EL Paso, TEXAS.

` j `vALET-suaviionAvvenimenti`FOR Ho'rEL'DooRs.

Application filed september go, 1927. is'e'riai No. 220,786.

' ,"The object of this invention is to providey a simple structure adapted to be built-into a hotel doorvand to serve "as ameans whereby the guest occupying the roorn'rnay deliver of clothing, etcl, for pressing, cleaning, etc.,

the construction being such thatl lthe guest may readily place the articles'to .be cleaned,` etc., in thewardrobe and the valet'rnay lat Y I be seen that the guest may place the articles later'tiine unlock the Wardrobe with. a special key froin'the outside and thus be enabled toremove the varticles from the vvardrobevvithn out disturbing the guest.l V `After Vthe' articles are cleaned, etc., the valet replaces theinpin the Wardrobe and locks 'the/same closed, "in Y position for the guest to remove the articles' at his pleasure. *A special-feature'of this invention lies in the provision of means Whereby the wardrobe maybe so adjusted as to be used as a ventilator forfthe rooin Withouty destroying thel privacy ofthe room for the occupant, as inore fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing Fig.l 1 is an outside viewof'a hotel ydoor constructed in accordance Withiny invenftion;

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Fig. l is a similarvievv-on the line L-fof Fiel;

Fig. 5 is a detail persp box-like structure.`

Referring to the drawing annexed by reference-characters, 5 designates a hotel door of the kusual construction,4 except that, instead of the usualcen'tral panels and cross- 'rails, I mount rigidly Within the door-frame a wardrobe-casing consisting of a bottomplate 6, a top-plate 7, vertical end-plates 8, an inside-plate 9 and an outside-plate 10, forming a rectangular casing fastened rigidly to the door and projecting beyond the two opposite faces of the door, the covering-r of less Width than the cabinet and is adapted suitable clothes-hanger devices is a vertical sectionalI View thereof;y F10'. 3 1s a horizontal sectlonalview on the ective vievv of the yto be closed by means of a slidingdoor 11.`

The inside Wall 9 of the cabinet is provided opening, i. e., is located at the opposite,

of the room. Y l

Vith the structure thusrdescribed, it Will of clothing he desires pressed, cleaned or re-` paired in the vcabinet through the opening 12, and that the hotel employee may removey these articles ofy clothing from the outside by'l sliding back doork 11.` "The cabinety or casing is provided vwith a false-bottoIn-board 14 which is rigidly supported at its ends-' upon theV endl-Walls 8 byineans'of metal brackets 15. A similar board16vis fastened, by similarfbrackets 17, to said end-walls 8 near the toplvvall`7 of the cabinet.' Any may be placed Within the cabinet and arranged to be supported either by the top-'board 16 or the sidewalls 8; I have shown for this purpose, a horizontal rod v18 supported vby the lend` Walls8.f-'l

Resting on top of t-'lietop-board 16, in .the space between the samer and the top-Wall 7,

vvlithasimilar opening'12, but this opening f 1s staggered with reference to the outside,

is a plate 19 Which is adapted to slide onv the topi surface ofthe board 16,v anti-friction i sliding action.' vOne end of this board 19 is fastened to the top edge of the sliding door 11, and the other edge of this board 19 is fastened t'o another sliding door 21 which depends betiveenth'e adjacent edge? of 'sta'n tionary board 16 and the inner Wall 9 of the cabinet. This door 13 is adapted to'partly close the inner opening; 12 when the outer door 11 is opened by the valet. To give structural strength to the pair of hanging doors, I connect the lower ends of these two y doors with a plate 22, which board lies between the false-bottom 14 and the main bottorn 6 of the cabinet. This construction provides a box-like structure which may be readily slid back and forth Without binding. To lock the doors in a desired position, I provide a series of bolt-holes 23 along the top board 19, so that the depending bolt 24 of a suitable lock, mounted on the door proper, may enter. This bolt is adapted to be slid from the inside by means of a knob 25 and rollers 20 being employed to facilitate thisV from the outside by means of a key 26, which key will of course be in the possession of an authorized employee of the hotel.

The main purpose of the sliding box-like structure is to permit this apparatus to be used for Ventilating the room without destroying the privacy thereof. With this structure, it will be seen that when the outer door stands open, there will be a clear passageway through the cabinet for ventilation purposes. to its fullest extent, it would be possible for persons in the outside corridor to peepinto the room, were it not for the insid-e door 13, which, when the outer door is opened sufficiently, slides more or less across the inner opening 12 and thus blocks vision through said opening. In view of the staggered relationship of the two openingsy in the walls of the cabinet, it is not necessary, in order to preserve privacy, to entirely close the inner opening 12 when the door 11 is opened wide, and for this reason the inner wide the outer door 11 may be opened, there will always be ventilation through the cabilnet. Ordinarily, i. e., when there is no clothing to be delivered to the valet, the outer door 11 will stand more or less open, to thereby permit constant ventilation of the room, through the door, without destroying the privacy of the room.

What I claim as new is: e

l. A service wardrobe for hotel doors embodying a casing mounted in the door and projecting from the opposite faces thereof, the outer wall of the casing being provided near one edge of the door with a vertical opening and the opposite edge of the inner Wall of the easing being provided with aV similar opening, the two openings being therebyvstaggered, and a sliding door within the casing adapted to open and close the outer opening.

2. A service wardrobe for hotel doors embodying a casing mounted in the door and projecting from the opposite faces thereof,

Should the outer door be openedV bodying a casing mounted in the door andv projecting from the opposite faces thereof, the outer wall ofthe casing being provided near one edge ofthe door with a vertical openingnand the opposite edge of the inner Wall of the casing being provided with a similar opening, the two openings being thereby staggered, and a box-like door struc ture-enclosed within the casing and having an outside door and an inside door adapted to respectively cooperate with the outside and inner openings inthe casing, and meansY connecting the yrespective upper and ,lowerV edges of these doors. l Y

f1. A service wardrobe for hotel doors em-v bodying a casing mounted in the door and projectingfrom the opposite faces thereof, the outer Wall of the casing being provided near one edge of the door with a vertical opening and the opposite edge of vthe inner bottom-board connecting these doors and lying under the false bottom. 4

In testimony whereof I hereunto afx my signature.

HENRY cHARLEs Tnosr. 

